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by Grad L. Flick (Author)
Improve problem behavior in your classroom with these ADHD facts and intervention strategies!
This valuable resource helps teachers better understand ADHD and provides them with clear-cut intervention strategies for dealing with everything from general behavior challenges to specific ADHD issues. Featuring case studies and the latest research-based information, the book offers specific strategies that help general and special education teachers:
- Make accommodations in the classroom
- Promote appropriate behavior and discourage inappropriate behavior
- Apply techniques for dealing with children's impulsivity, attention problems, hyperactivity, and difficulty following directions
- Use relaxation and stress management techniques to cope with behavior challenges
Author Biography
Grad L. Flick is a licensed clinical psychologist in the states of Mississippi and Arkansas. He has specialization in neuropsychology and certification in biofeedback and stress management. He is also an EAP provider and has training in critical incidence stress debriefing. Flick has been in private practice for over 38 years and has seen thousands of children, adolescents, and adults. Currently, he is director of Seacoast Psychological Associates, Inc. and the ADD Clinic. The ADD Clinic offers assessment and treatment for children, adolescents, and adults who have ADHD. Flick has numerous scientific presentation and publication credits, has conducted many workshops for both parents and teachers on ADHD, and has given lectures to various parent and teacher organizations on ADHD and child management.
Flick is the author of seven books on ADHD, including Power Parenting for Children with ADD/ADHD (1996) and the ADD/ADHD Behavior Change Resource Kit (1998). He has research and clinical experience with children who present attention, learning, and/or behavioral disorders. He has a doctorate from the University of Miami (1969) with an APA-approved internship in clinical psychology at the University of Florida Medical Center.
